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Zelig
In this fictional documentary, a man achieves notoriety for his ability to look and act like whoever he's around. Becoming a celebrity in his own right, he then inspires a song, a dance craze, and a Warner Bros.
14 August 1909, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
17 July 1899, New York City, New York, USA
16 January 1933, New York City, New York, USA
2 April 1908, Texas, USA
6 March 1940, Elmira, New York, USA
23 July 1925, Cumberland, England, UK
13 September 1908, The Bronx, New York, USA
23 August 1898, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
18 January 1911
September 08, 2007
Woody Allen's Zelig (1983) perfected the fake documentary a year before This Is Spinal Tap.
May 20, 2003
Zelig is small but it's one of those Allen comedies by which all his other films will be compared.
February 24, 2004
Mildly amusing one-joke move.
July 02, 2005
Woody Allen's comedy about a self-effacing man, who swiftly changes identities is original, clever, droll, and extremely well shot by ace lenser Gordon Willis.
January 17, 2006
Allen is one of the most recognizable, and least protean, performers.... [P]erhaps ... someone else as Zelig ... could have got the idea across without the blandly explicit dialogue and brought more dimensions to the role, besides.
July 07, 2010
Lampooning documentary tradition by structuring the entire film as a meticulously crafted bogus docu, Woody Allen tackles some serious stuff en route
July 31, 2004
Brilliant early film of the woodman shows his creative genius as a filmmaker.
June 24, 2006
The comedy tends to the smirk-inducing rather than the laugh-out-loud, and the second half wanders somewhat, but Zelig is a strong contender for Allen's most fascinating film.
December 22, 2011
A masterpiece: a brilliant, even passionate historical pastiche, a superbly pregnant meditation on American society and individuality, and an eerie fantasy that will live in your dreams.
May 01, 2017
A sublime comic parable about the quest for identity.
December 08, 2006
Hilarious Woody Allen vehicle, a mockumentary with special effects ahead of its time.